Truth Suppression

[peaceseeker]

very interesting info, thanks!

have you noticed that google is showing "their" information on first hit pages, and if you want to find some real truths you have to dig in on further pages of the search?

You're welcome, Bejvas...the hyperlinks take you to the Project Censored website which provides URLs to the supporting articles (just have to copy/paste them to your browser)...

[kompili]

It is no wonder why people don't know what is going on in the world. Things like this are being hidden from them. But everyone knows who Britney Spears is dating or who is the Biggest Loser. Thanks peaceseeker for the great read, made my day.

very interesting info, thanks!

have you noticed that google is showing "their" information on first hit pages, and if you want to find some real truths you have to dig in on further pages of the search?

You're welcome, Bejvas...the hyperlinks take you to the Project Censored website which provides URLs to the supporting articles (just have to copy/paste them to your browser)...

[Bejvas]

[Bejvas]

[Bejvas]

US Government seizure of the internet has begun; DHS takes over 76 websites

(NaturalNews) As part of a new expansion of government power over information, the Department of Homeland Security has begun seizing and shutting down internet websites (web domains) without due process or a proper trial. DHS simply seizes web domains that it wants to and posts an ominous "Department of Justice" logo on the web site. See an example at http://torrent-finder.com

Over 75 websites were seized and shut down last week, and there is no indication that the government will stop such efforts. Right now, their focus is websites that they claim "violate copyrights," yet the torrent-finder.com website that was seized by DHS contained no copyrighted content whatsoever. It was merely a search engine website that linked to destinations where people could access copyrighted content. Google also links to copyrighted content -- does that mean the feds will soon seize Google, too?

These seizures were conducted on the basis of language in the DMCA law, which is vastly overreaching in its powers (it was passed to appease the music recording industry and the RIAA). Even so, the U.S. Senate is right now considering passing yet another law -- COICA -- the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/internet-censorship-pushed-congress/), a new law that would give the federal government even more power to shut down websites it opposed.

Read more about COICA here:http://www.usa-anti-communist.com/wp/?p=1918#awp::?p=1918

And here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-gagnier/online-seizure-and-counte_b_785819.html

Here's the list of 19 US Senators who voted to censor the internet via the COICA bill: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101118/10291211924/the-19-senators-who-voted-to-censor-the-internet.shtml

Government could shut down alternative health websites
Where is all this going? Today the U.S. government is targeting websites focused on copyright violations, but if the public tolerates this government-sponsored censorship of the web, it's only a matter of time before these government powers are expanded to control the content of the internet.

Over the last few years, several U.S. Senators have already attempted to outlaw vitamins and nutritional supplements. One lawmaker even suggested that "alternative health" information should be outlawed on the internet in order to "protect" people from information that isn't aligned with the drugs-and-surgery approach to sick care. It's only a matter of time, it seems, before the U.S. government uses its new power of seizing internet websites as an information warfare weapon to silence anyone who opposes FDA and the Big Pharma agenda.

In fact, under these new laws, there's no limit to what websites the U.S. government could choose to seize and shut down. This is the beginning of the federal takeover of the internet, where all websites that don't fall in line with "official" government-approved information are now potential targets of DHS seizures.

One music website seized by DHS -- RapGodFather.com -- was seized merely because its users posted comments linking to file-sharing websites (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/homeland-security-shuts-dozens-sites/). The site had 150,000 members, but as of today, it is the property of "Homeland Security Investigations." (http://rapgodfathers.com/)

See the TorrentFreak.com news report on this important story here: http://torrentfreak.com/music-linking-site-raided-by-dept-of-homeland-security-ice-101125/

All websites using the word "Face" could soon be seized
The reach of tyrants knows no limits. As widely reported throughout the popular press last week, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has assigned Facebook a trademark monopoly over the word "Face." (http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/23/patent-office-agrees-to-facebooks-face-trademark/) This means that any website using the word "face" could theoretically be seized by the DHS under the DMCA.

Lest you think this is some impossible exaggeration of the law, keep in mind that governments always misuse laws to go far beyond their original intended purpose. The RICO Act, for example, which was originally passed in 1970 to combat the mafia, is now used nearly every day against individuals and small businesses (http://www.ricoact.com).

Similarly, the Patriot Act signed into law by President Bush after the 9/11 attacks was originally intended to be applied to international terrorists. But now in the United States, it is routinely used against animal rights activists and environmental protection groups (http://www.aclu.org/national-security/new-documents-show-fbi-targeting-environmental-and-animal-rights-groups-activities).

These rogue abuses of federal law create a pattern of expanding government powers that increasingly threaten the Constitutional rights of American citizens. To seize a person's website without due process is both a violation of that person's First Amendment rights (Free Speech) as well as their Fifth Amendment rights.

The Fifth Amendment states:

No person shall be... deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

And yet this seizure of websites by the DHS is doing precisely that -- depriving people of property without due process of law.

The U.S. federal government, as we have increasingly seen through the actions of the TSA, DEA and DHS, does not recognize nor honor the Bill of Rights. Nor does it believe the U.S. Constitution has any authority whatsoever. The upshot of this is that all Americans citizens are now living under a system of government tyranny, where government agents may molest you at the airports or seize your website if they don't like what you're saying online.

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[todayistheday]

WARNING.

If you attempt to research 1 of the links posted above, you will recieve the following warning from your anti-virus software.

[kompili]

The h was missed placed in one of the links on top has nothing to do with a virus.

See the TorrentFreak.com news report on this important story here: hhttp://torrentfreak.com/music-linking-site-raided-by-dept-of-homeland-security-ice-101125/

WARNING.

If you attempt to research 1 of the links posted above, you will recieve the following warning from your anti-virus software.

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[todayistheday]

Yes, it's TRUE.

US shuts down counterfeit goods, music sites
(AFP) – 18 hours ago

WASHINGTON — US authorities have shut down dozens of websites offering counterfeit goods and pirated music, five months after a crackdown on sites offering movie downloads.

Cori Bassett, a spokeswoman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said ICE had "executed court ordered seizure warrants against a number of domain names."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... 0550d.1391

If you go to one of the sites that the government has seized you see this.

This is a partial list of the sites that were seized:

Why were they seized?

The move comes almost exactly five months after US authorities launched a crackdown on websites offering pirated copies of movies.

The domain names of nine websites offering first-run movies were seized in late June along with bank, Paypal and advertising accounts as part of what US officials dubbed "Operation in Our Sites."

US authorities said at the time that "Operation In Our Sites" would target not only pirated movies but other items distributed over the Internet such as music, counterfeit pharmaceuticals, software, electronics and games.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... 0550d.1391

I am not here to cause you any harm. I am interested, I just do my own homework. You are free to express your opinions any way you want. I have not expressed any of my opinions, my mind is still not made up as to what my opinion will be. I am in no way trying to discredit anyone here, merely sharing the results of my research. To call me names is not really fair, I haven't done that to you. If you want to close out all others that would like to get in and have a discussion then, that just turns this into a very one-sided bulletin board and not a discussion forum. If you do not want have a disscussion in a civil manner, just say so and I will leave to your thread.

[kompili]

Hey, no one is calling you names, keep it civil, on topic, no name calling, you are welcome to state your opinion any time and any place you please.

Yes, it's TRUE.

US shuts down counterfeit goods, music sites
(AFP) – 18 hours ago

WASHINGTON — US authorities have shut down dozens of websites offering counterfeit goods and pirated music, five months after a crackdown on sites offering movie downloads.

Cori Bassett, a spokeswoman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said ICE had "executed court ordered seizure warrants against a number of domain names."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... 0550d.1391

If you go to one of the sites that the government has seized you see this.

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This is a partial list of the sites that were seized:

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Why were they seized?

The move comes almost exactly five months after US authorities launched a crackdown on websites offering pirated copies of movies.

The domain names of nine websites offering first-run movies were seized in late June along with bank, Paypal and advertising accounts as part of what US officials dubbed "Operation in Our Sites."

US authorities said at the time that "Operation In Our Sites" would target not only pirated movies but other items distributed over the Internet such as music, counterfeit pharmaceuticals, software, electronics and games.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... 0550d.1391

I am not here to cause you any harm. I am interested, I just do my own homework. You are free to express your opinions any way you want. I have not expressed any of my opinions, my mind is still not made up as to what my opinion will be. I am in no way trying to discredit anyone here, merely sharing the results of my research. To call me names is not really fair, I haven't done that to you. If you want to close out all others that would like to get in and have a discussion then, that just turns this into a very one-sided bulletin board and not a discussion forum. If you do not want have a disscussion in a civil manner, just say so and I will leave to your thread.

[Woodenhead]

Could get interesting.

https://twitter.com/brokep/status/8779363872935936

(Peter Sunde = The Pirate Bay founder/owner)

[peaceseeker]

Project Censored Top 25 of 2011
http://dailycensored.com/2010/10/10/top ... s-released

1. Global Plans to Replace the Dollar

2. US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet

3. Internet Privacy and Personal Access at Risk

4. ICE Operates Secret Detention and Courts

5. Blackwater (Xe): The Secret US War in Pakistan

6. Health Care Restrictions Cost Thousands of Lives in US

7. External Capitalist Forces Wreak Havoc in Africa

8. Massacre in Peruvian Amazon over US Free Trade Agreement

9. Human Rights Abuses Continue in Palestine

10. US Funds and Supports the Taliban

11. The H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating Data to Enrich Drug Companies

12. Cuba Provided the Greatest Medical Aid to Haiti after the Earthquake

13. Obama Cuts Domestic Spending and Increases Military Corporate Welfare

14. Increased Tensions with Unresolved 9/11 Issues

15. Bhopal Water Still Toxic Twenty-five Years After Deadly Gas Leak

16. US Presidents Charged with Crimes Against Humanity as Universal Jurisdiction Dies in Spain

17. Nanotech Particles Pose Serious DNA Risks to Humans and the Environment

18. The True Cost of Chevron

19. Obama Administration Assures World Bank and International Monetary Fund a Free Reign of Abuse

20. Obama’s Charter School Policies Spread Segregation and Undermine Unions

21. Western Lifestyle Continues Environmental Footprint

22. 1.2 Billion People in India to be Given Biometric ID Cards

23. Afghan War: Largest Military Coalition in History

24. War Crimes of General Stanley McChrystal

25. Prisoners Still Brutalized at Gitmo

[peaceseeker]

The fourth method of news suppression


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC4O9vfuX_U

It's as easy as 1-2-3...most of the time

Here are the three most common ways that the "news" media makes information safe for Corporate America (the actual rulers of the country):

1. Ignore the story completely (a favorite)

2. Dillute daily TV news shows and newspapers with so much junk reporting there's no room for real stories (they've got to put something on the screen)

3. Allow blatant lies on the part of "officials" and bought and sold "experts" to stand without even rudimentary research and analysis (it cost too much, don't you know)

However, occasionaly a story gets away from them (think Gary Webb and his Dark Alliance reporting.)

Then somebody actually has to do some work - that work being the attempted destruction of the reputation and career of the news source (usually a lone reporter or a publisher that's not safely "in the loop.")

There's a revolving door between the "news" industry and the PR "professionals" who take on this kind of work.

Catherine Austin Fitts charitably calls them "attack poodles."

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/1001.html





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TKsKF8_ ... re=related

Financial terrorism and the war on the middle class.

Former Assistant Secretary of Housing under George H.W. Bush Catherine Austin Fitts blows the whistle on how the financial terrorists have deliberately imploded the US economy and transferred gargantuan amounts of wealth offshore as a means of sacrificing the American middle class. Fitts documents how trillions of dollars went missing from government coffers in the 90′s and how she was personally targeted for exposing the fraud.

Fitts explains how every dollar of debt issued to service every war, building project, and government program since the American Revolution up to around 2 years ago -- around $12 trillion -- has been doubled again in just the last 18 months alone with the bank bailouts. "We're literally witnessing the leveraged buyout of a country and that's why I call it a financial coup d'état, and that's what the bailout is for," states Fitts.

Massive amounts of financial capital have been sucked out the United States and moved abroad, explains Fitts, ensuring that corporations have become more powerful than governments, changing the very structure of governance on the planet and ensuring we are ruled by private corporations. Pension and social security funds have also been stolen and moved offshore, leading to the end of fiscal responsibility and sovereignty as we know it.

Fitts explained how when she was in government she tried to encourage the creation of small businesses, new jobs and new skills to compete in a globalized world otherwise the American middle class was toast, only to be forced out by the feds using dirty tricks. The elite instead wanted Americans to take on more credit card, mortgage and auto debt that corporations and insurers knew they couldn't afford, while quietly moving their jobs abroad in the meantime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TKsKF8_ ... re=related

[kompili]

Good stuff peaceseeker, thanks for the video's. Isn't it amazing how much dirty stuff goes on in this world, and the common people are blind to it.

[peaceseeker]

Good stuff peaceseeker, thanks for the video's. Isn't it amazing how much dirty stuff goes on in this world, and the common people are blind to it.

You're welcome, kompili. I think your signature line says it all...

We Have Been Conditioned To See Only What They Want Us To See.

...many will not know if they're not told.

[peaceseeker]

Smell Something Rotten?
2010 P.U.-litzer Prizes recognize the worst of U.S. journalism
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4217

12/30/10

At the end of every year FAIR rounds up some of the stinkiest examples of corporate media malfeasance. This year brought no shortage of contenders; indeed, the hardest part of the P.U.-litzers is narrowing down the list.

Entire list can be accessed here... http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4217